The Moors Centre

About a mile and a half from the station lies the Moors
National Park Centre, a former shooting lodge and now the main
information centre for the National Park, with permanent and temporary
exhibitions (especially of local artists and craftspeople), a gift shop
and cafeteria, picnic and children's play areas. For more information
and exhibition schedule, visit The Moors Centre website.
Open daily except from January to February half term when it is weekends only (full details of opening times).

Canon Atkinson

The Reverend John Christopher Atkinson was Vicar of
Danby from 1847 until his death in 1900. A pioneering archaeologist,
geologist, folklorist and philologist, he remains best known for his
book Forty Years in a Moorland Parish, first published in 1891, which is a fascinating account of the landscape and people in and around Danby.

Duck Bridge

Close
to the station is a fine example of a single arched packhorse bridge.
Dating from the late 14th century and long known as Castle Bridge
(Danby castle itself is a short distance uphill from here), it has been
called Duck Bridge after the well-respected local stonemason George
Duck, who restored it in the 18th century.

Water Mill

Also close to the station is a fully restored and working 17th century watermill.

Danby Castle

Approximately a mile from the station, just above the
foot of Little Fryup Dale, is Danby Castle, built in the 14th century
for the Latimer family. It was the home of Katherine Parr, who became
the sixth wife of Henry VIII. The largely ruinous medieval remains
incorporate a later farmhouse. The Danby Court Leet, a body of
freeholders with various governmental powers over this locality, still
meets here.

Fox and Hounds

St Hilda's Church

Located some two miles from Danby village, St Hilda's occupies a
magnificent site at the heart of Danby Dale that has served as a burial
ground since pre-Christian days. Incorporating Saxon and Norman
remains, the church has developed organically. It has a 15th century
perpendicular tower. The nave was rebuilt in 1789, the gallery in 1806
and a chancel that dates from 1848. The churchyard contains several
listed tombs and headstones.

For further information: 01287 660125

Walking

Danby Beacon

About 2 miles north-east from the railway station, on
the route of the Esk Valley Walk, and set in heather moorland, is Danby
Beacon, a prehistoric burial mound which has views for many miles over
all the surrounding landscape. Here, in Napoleonic times, there was a
beacon – tended by a soldier and his wife who lived on-site – which
would have been lit in the event of a French invasion. More recently,
during World War II, a radar station was situated here.

Esk Valley Walk

St. Hilda's Way

St Hilda’s Way is a new (2015) 40 miles long-distance trail in North
Yorkshire, starting from Hinderwell and finishing at Whitby Abbey. The
walk is designed as a pilgrimage and visits eight Churches and Chapels
all dedicated to St Hilda, as well as two other churches named after St
Hedda and St Mary. At each location there is a special focus on a
different aspect of the saint’s life, something to find in the church
and the opportunity for reflection and meditation. You can join
the walk at Danby Station. More about the St. Hilda's Way.

Station information

Access to both platforms is step free.
There is a shelter on each platform.
There is a small station car park, with step-free access to the station entrance.
Danby is an unstaffed station.
There is a phone at the station.
EVRDC maintain the community noticeboard. Replacement bus pick-up point:on the main road, at the junction with the station road.